The International Dimensions of Democratization
Subtitle: Europe and the Americas (Oxford Studies in Democratization)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: September 5, 1996
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780198280361
First sentence: Although the establishment and consolidation of democratic regimes requires strong commitment from a broad range of internal political forces, we must not overlook the distinctly restrictive international contexts under which the great majority of really existing democracies ('polyarchies') became established, or were re-established.